For Immediate Release: May 8, 2006
                                                                        Contact: Janelle Feuz, SUNYAC Publicist


2006 SUNYAC MEN’S LACROSSE ALL-CONFERNECE TEAMS      

                FREDONIA, N.Y. – The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced its Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams for the 2006 season. Cortland Senior midfielder, Matt O’Connell (Camillus/West Genesee) was named the 2006 Player of the Year, while Oneonta’s Matt Harvey (Bayshore/Islip) was named Rookie of the Year. Geneseo’s Jim Lyons was selected as the 2006 SUNYAC Coach of the Year for guiding the Knights to a 6-0 conference and 12-2 overall record.


First Team

Name                                      Team                      Yr.          Pos.                        Hometown/High School
Kyle Lambert                        Cortland                 Sr.           A                             Brentwood/Brentwood

Jack Ryerson                        Geneseo                 Sr.           A                             Rochester/Brighton

Mike Pizzuto                         Geneseo                 So.          A                             Amherst/Amherst

Matt O’Connell                    Cortland                 Sr.           M                            Camillus/West Genesee

Mike Abbott                         Cortland                 Sr.           M                            Syracuse/Nottingham

Owahn Bazydlo                    Geneseo                 Jr.            M                            Syracuse/Corcoran

Tim McDermott                    Geneseo                 Jr.            FOS                        Cortland/Homer

Cheney Raymond                Cortland                 Jr.            LSM                       Camillus/West Genesee

Kevin Austin                        Geneseo                 Sr.           SSM                       Skaneateles/Skaneateles                    

Dan Schmitt                          Cortland                 Sr.           D                             North Syracuse/C-NS

Phil Gardner                          Geneseo                 Jr.            D                             Syracuse/Corcoran

Kevin Hennigan                   Geneseo                 So.          D                             Camillus/West Genesee

Ben Gaebel                            Cortland                 Sr.           G                             Deferiet/Carthage


Second Team
Name                                      Team                      Yr.          Pos.                        Hometown/High School

Ryan Heath                           Cortland                 So.          A                             Baldwinsville/CW Baker

Jeff Salisbury                        Oswego                 Sr.           A                             Oswego/Oswego

Harrison Rogers                   Potsdam                 Sr.           A                             Grand Island/Grand Island

Ryan Simensky                     Cortland                 Jr.            M                            Locust Valley/Locust Valley

Pat Reihlman                         Geneseo                 Sr.           M                            Skaneateles/Skaneateles

Jon Kane                               Plattsburgh           Sr.           M                            Kahnawake, QUE/Salmon River

Adam Geier                           Oswego                 Jr.            FOS                        Webster/Webster-Thomas

Rick Bova                              Geneseo                 Jr.            LSM                       Syracuse/Onondaga

Keith Greene                         Cortland                 So.          SSM                       Brentwood/Brentwood

Tyler Dunne                          Oneonta                 So.          SSM                       Cazenovia/Cazenovia

Henry Kuperus                     Brockport              Sr.           D                             Newark/Newark

Casey Dougherty                 Cortland                 Sr.           D                             Syracuse/Corcoran

James Mulligan                    Potsdam                 So.          D                             Carthage/Carthage

Tim Garback                          Geneseo                 Jr.            G                             Syracuse/Henninger

 

Honorable Mention

Name                                      Team                      Yr.          Pos.                        Hometown/High School

Zack Boyce                           Plattsburgh           Sr.           A                             Rochester/Pittsford

Travis Holmes                      Potsdam                 Sr.           A                             Jamesville-Dewitt/Herkimer CC

Matt Harvey                         Oneonta                 Fr.           M                            Bayshore/Islip

Chris Mitchell                       Oswego                 Jr.            M                            Oswego/Oswego

Paul Reisner                          Oneonta                 So.          D                             Millwood/Horace Greeley